![]() ![]() It was at this point I barely had enough room to pick up my camera to take some photos. Next, with our ears ringing and our hearts pounding like drumbeats, the once-scattered crowd moved together a little closer vying for a better view of the stage. As he sang in the center of a throng of fans, Lea seemed to be in his element, mystifying anyone in ear shot with Flickerstick’s brand of proto-pop meets hard rock. Lea even joined the crowd for the third number, a move very reminiscent of the late Jim Morrison. Lead singer Brandin Lea buzzed over the crowd like an electric shaman putting everyone in a rock trance. Flickerstick was awesome from start to finish. I checked the lighting and patiently waited for the first band, Flickerstick, to take the stage.Īs the lights went down, I could feel the crowd push in with its energy and insatiable desire to be entertained. I found a good spot in the pit, too, right in the center of the stage. Knowing full well how the crowd rules of a concert go, my plus one (wife) and I made it to the main stage pit at Billy Bob’s nearly an hour before the show began to stake our claim on floor space. It’s the Toadies, so, I made an exception. I am not the let’s-go-out-and-party-with-rock-bands guy I used to be. Did I mention I’m now in my 40s? At this age I am happy with a lazy chair, a football game, and a cold beer. I know what you’re thinking, “So, what? You got to go to a concert and watch a band you’ve always enjoyed play a gig.” Well, yes and no. So fascinating, in fact, that I made the decision to see the Toadies perform on the final leg of its 2022 tour, which just happened to come to a year-end stop at Billy Bob’s Texas. Say what you will about Lewis since he has been called the culprit for the Toadies’ many lineup changes throughout the years, but in the end, he’s a fascinating guy. ![]() However, I still find myself smitten with the album’s aura and unlikely protagonist in the form of lead singer Vaden Todd Lewis. I guess I never soured on the album, although I have given it breaks from time to time to find new areas of musical inspiration. This now-classic album is one year away from being 30 years old, yet I find myself still listening to “Rubberneck” with the same vigor I had for it the first time I heard it in high school. This post-grunge era quartet made its mark with songs like “Possum Kingdom” and “Tyler” upon the band’s 1994 full-length release “Rubberneck.” If you grew up in the North Texas area in the mid-to late-1990s and you just so happened to listen to rock music, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Toadies.
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